Chippenham-based drugs development firm Vectura has set up a business in China to tap into the country’s growing market for respiratory products. The new company will initially exploit Vectura’s Clickhaler and Duohaler dry powder inhaler (DPI) technology platforms to address current unmet needs in the Asian asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) markets....
Nick Hewer, best known as Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, will give Swindon and Wiltshire accountants and professional advisers a behind-the-scenes view of life as TV celebrity when he speaks at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner this evening. Swindon-born Nick, who...
Fast-growing Swindon construction firm Beard is among the finalists of the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards which have been announced today. The PwC-sponsored awards are the most-prestigious in the region, recognising for the past 25 years to cream of the West’s dynamic companies. As well as the main award, there...
Business owners wondering what their firm might be worth will get a helping hand at seminar in Swindon later this month. The free Value of a Business event staged by Banks, Chartered Accountants is aimed at anyone thinking of selling their business, planning their exit strategy or needing to place a value on their...
Tuesday May 07 INTERIMS Numis Corporation FINALS Quindell Portfolio AGMS Futura Medical, Go Plc GDR (Reg S), Macfarlane Group, Stratex International UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS BRC Shop Price Index (00:01) New Car Registrations (09:30) Wednesday May 08 INTERIMS Sage Group FINALS Sainsbury (J) EGMS Global Investment House KSCC GDR (Reg S) AGMS 888 Holdings, BAE...
Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Sue Lewis as a new relationship director for the South West. Sue will specialise in working with businesses with annual turnovers of more than £2.5m in the education, healthcare and communities sectors and will be responsible for building new customer relationships as the bank looks to expand further...
Barclays has promoted director Paul Freeman to take responsibility for the regional office of its Wealth and Investment Management division. Paul has worked in various management roles for the Barclays Group for more than 10 years during which he has been instrumental in developing a new operational structure across the South West and Wales....
Monday April 29 INTERIMS Aberdeen Asset Management, Cambria Automobiles, Egdon Resources, Redefine International AGMS Global Ports Investments GDR (REG S), New Europe Property Investments, Randgold Resources Ltd., Sports Stars Media, X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Reg S) TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Greene King UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Retail (09:30) Q1 Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR (Reg...
Business West’s unique web platform that supports exporters has won the final of the ICC World Chambers Federation 2013 Competition for Best International Project. The finals took place in Doha and were hosted by Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ICC World Chambers Federation is the only forum open to the global community...
More passengers are flying from Bristol Airport to Scotland than from any other UK airport outside London, according to new figures. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data shows nearly 630,000 journeys were made between Bristol and Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness in 2012 – a 4.5% increase on the previous year. Bristol Airport’s biggest carrier,...
